Plastic unfairly demonized, EU regulation needs to be improved
2025-02-12 00:00
Plastic has been wrongly accused. At Fruit Logistica, ProFood-Group of fresh food packaging producers and Freshfel Europe (European Fresh Produce Association) organized a meeting (Ppwr: Implementation = less sustainability and less internal market?
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Packaging regulation: no to an ideological approach
2025-02-12 00:00
A pragmatic and data-driven approach is what the fruit and vegetable supply chain is asking for to discuss the implications of implementing the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The discussion took place during a roundtable organized by ProFood and Freshfel.
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Strawberries, promising campaign for Coop Sole
2025-02-12 00:00
The strawberry season is in full swing, with positive prospects for producers, and leading an excellent supply chain is Coop Sole, one of the largest national producers in the sector.
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Logistics, trucks are stopping.
2025-02-12 00:00
On Monday, February 17th, truck drivers from various Italian regions will gather in Rome for a protest that will directly target the Minister of Transport and the total lack of strategies and policies, as well as the unexplainable indifference towards a sector, that.
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New season, new appointment with the Demo Days by Rijk Zwaan Italia, dedicated to greenhouse lettuce in Fondi (LT). Innovation and resistance were the focuses of the event which, at the end of January, saw the participation of numerous industry operators including producers and technicians.
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Mohikan F1: BASF | Nunhems cluster tomato sample of resistances
2025-02-12 00:00
Farmers, industry technicians, but also nurserymen and retailers: over 250 different players from the entire supply chain were present in recent days at the Open Day dedicated to Mohikan F1, the new cluster tomato from BASF | Nunhems. At the operational headquarters of Tecno Vivai.
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1-800-Flowers.com has partnered with Uber.
2025-02-12 00:00
1-800-Flowers.com and Uber Technologies have announced a new partnership that will utilize Uber Direct, Uber's white-label delivery service, to assist florists across the country in processing more orders. The announcement comes right before Valentine's Day, which is one of the busiest floral holidays of the year.
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Dorn Wenninger has been named the chairman of the board at agri-robotics specialist Saga Robotics.
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Fruit and vegetable chain makes a plea for Plastic Packaging Waste Reduction (PPWR).
2025-02-11 16:00
The fruit and vegetable supply chain needs a pragmatic and data-driven approach when it comes to implementing the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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PPWR: The value chain of fruits and vegetables calls for sustainable, data-driven regulation.
2025-02-11 13:00
The panel discussion addressed critical questions related to an ideological approach that jeopardizes both ecological sustainability and the functioning of the European single market.
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"The 'Silicon Valley' of lettuce opens its doors"
2025-02-11 13:00
International seed companies are presenting their newest innovations in leafy crops in the region of Murcia this month. From 10-23 February, farmers, technicians, and professionals from around the world will convene in Campo de Cartagena to witness the latest advancements in lettuce and other leafy greens.
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Last week, Berlin was the place where business deals were made as more than 91,000 people from the global fruit and vegetable trade gathered at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025. From February 5th to 7th, the leading trade fair for the global fruit trade attracted even more international participants.
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South Africa: Citrus producers demand urgency in ports and rail transportation to fulfill promises made in the SONA.
2025-02-11 12:00
During the SONA, he highlighted the repositioning of companies like Transnet, which aim to provide world-class infrastructure while enabling competition in their operations. The CGA hopes that parliamentary debate will bring the much-needed urgency for a logistics reform.
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Hapag-Lloyd has finalized the financing for a green container ship.
2025-02-11 11:00
The shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will utilize green financing for the 24 large container ships it ordered in October 2024.
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University of Leicester is seeking partnerships to enhance the sustainability of locally sourced food.
2025-02-11 11:00
The Food and Land Use Summit this week will trace the path of food from Leicester and Leicestershire to the tables, exploring the significance of technology and knowledge in promoting sustainability in the region's food system.
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Cloud4Log: Pilot phase at Aldi Süd extended
2025-02-11 10:00
In February 2024, the logistics company Nagel Group supplied the Aldi Süd regional branches in Langenfeld with frozen products. Step by step, additional assortments were integrated, so that all product categories are now processed via the digital delivery note from Cloud4Log.
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is introducing new transportation routes in anticipation of the upcoming melon season in Senegal and Mauritania.
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Marquis Group raises a toast to a successful 2024 macadamia season.
2025-02-11 02:00
Marquis Group has completed the 2024 macadamia harvest season with empty warehouses, indicating a successful year for the company.
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Berlin was the ideal place for doing business last week: more than 91,000 people from the global horticultural sector gathered at Fruit Logistica 2025.
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